Rui KAMADA

Theme

Understanding 1) the molecular mechanisms of differentiation and maturation of innate immune cells, 2) the roles of Ser/Thr phosphatase PPM1D in innate immunity

 

Keyword

Protein, Peptide, Cell Differentiation, Enzyme, Innate Immunity, Trained Innate Immunity, Neutrophils

Education

  • March 2006
    B.Sc., Chemistry, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
  • September 2007
    M.Sc, Chemistry, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
  • September 2010
    Ph.D., Chemistry, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
    Master course program have been completed in 1 year and a half.

Career Summary

  • April 2008-March 2011 Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • April 2011-April 2012 Postdoctral Fellow, under the direction of
    Prof. Itaru Hamachi, Kyoto University
  • May 2012 –April 2014 Visiting Fellow, under the direction of
    Dr. Keiko Ozato, National Institutes of Health
  • May 2014 – March 2020 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
  • April 2020– Present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University

Awards

  • December, 2020 Best Presentation Award, Japanese Association for Protein Phosphatase Research
  • July, 2019 Young Scientist Award of the Japanese Biochemical Society, Hokkaido branch
  • April, 2018 TOYOTA RIKEN Scholar, Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute
  • October, 2016 ICPP12 incentive award, Japanese Association for Protein Phosphatase Research
  • March, 2012 Springer Thesis Prize recognizing outstanding Ph.D research, Springer Publishing Group
  • March, 2011 Ohtsuka Memorial Award, Hokkaido University

Soceity

  • The Japanese Peptide Society
  • The Japanese Biochemical Society
  • The Chemical Society of Japan
  • Japanese Association for Protein Phosphatase Research

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